Naris was defeated.

It's not just others who think so, but even Naris himself, the moment he saw his brother Charles's coronation more than a month ago, such a thought instantly appeared in his heart.

But then, he denied this knowledge...... Or that he doesn't want to admit that he exists.

He was unwilling to lose.

Indeed, in a sense, Prince Naris's defeat does seem strange and unjust to others.

It is true that in terms of the power duel and governance ability of the righteous and bright, Naris is indeed inferior to his brother Charles, so in this battle for the throne, Naris prefers to engage in some intrigues, bury unknown hidden chess in his brother's seemingly perfect layout, and privately connect some ministers and nobles to use the exchange of interests to win over allies...... It also turned out that Naris had found the right direction, and his talent in this area was undoubtedly stronger than that of his brother.

However, this kind of small-scale intrigue may bring temporary benefits, but it will never be able to be a legitimate winner, and Naris knew two years ago that relying on these shady methods, he may seem to be constantly gaining people's support in the political arena like a rising star, but in fact, the advantage and initiative are still in the hands of his brother who has real talent and learning. Therefore, if he wants to rely on conspiracy to get to the top, it is useless to rely on these small actions, he must play the second biggest game to take away some important chips in the hands of his brother Charles.

Two years ago, the Warcraft Forest assassination plan was launched, and Naris fully demonstrated his "talent" in the layout of the conspiracy.

The existence of the Black Tiger Mercenary Regiment, the appearance of the Tucker Sage. and the secret help of the Nolans. One ring after another. Judging from the initial situation, Charles's faction was almost doomed to lose one of the top powerhouses, either Garnes, his own son, or Hailan Sage, which was still the most ideal outcome for them.

However, the next developments unveiled the prelude to Naris's bad luck sonata.

In his plan, Princess Secaria, who was supposed to be just a vase--the blue-haired princess Ji at that time was indeed a little young and ignorant-appeared, and with her was a little girl who was suspected of being a Nolan but had a position that was opposed to herself. His secret intelligence sources and important dark chess Black Tiger mercenary group were also destroyed by the Nolan clan with a vengeance.

From that time on, Naris's road to the throne began to go downhill. Losing the dark network between the Black Tiger and the Nolan clan at home and abroad, Naris became blind and deaf almost for a while in terms of intelligence, and what made matters worse was the revenge from Charles, and that operation completely cut off the last trace of hesitation from family affection. The dignified court squeeze began, and the virtuous brother gave Naris a complete taste of what a hypocrite's wrath was.

Facing Charles, who was doing his best, Naris was finally a little tired of coping, but fortunately, the dark lines he had planted in the military and political circles came in handy at this time, although he had been suppressed, at least he thought his losses were still within an acceptable range.

But. The book theft incident at the National Academy a few months ago unexpectedly became the fuse for his rapid defeat.

The reason why I say unexpected. It's because this time is different from the Warcraft Forest incident two years ago, he didn't plan to use this matter as a winner at all, he was just pressed too badly, so he was a little unscrupulous to get more chips to turn the tables.

As a result, a small conspiracy that was not as serious as he saw it was, completely buried everything for him...... And although there are many reasons for failure, the most important one, Naris, thinks himself - he was definitely smashed by that little of the goddess of fate.

What about the No. 1 thieves group in the continent, why do the famous thieves and thieves in the dark world have a good relationship with the former dean of the Loris National Academy in private, so good that even mission information can be shared! If you don't want to do this task, just say it! These two old guys who are more than two hundred years old together need to join forces to play with the feelings of a little prince! And obviously there was no substantial loss on the side of the academy in the incident, but he, the mastermind, lost a master sword hidden in the academy, but the old guy Camos actually fell into the well afterwards, and dug up the only remaining strong man around him, Tucker Sage, to teach as revenge, which is simply [beep-] dog.

In this way, Naris experienced two major blows in a row, and the reasons for these two failures made him feel that he had done nothing wrong at all but was too unlucky, so how could he calmly accept his failure and admit that Charles, the elder brother, was better than him.

But reality is reality, he lost, lost, the throne was his brother's, and he was about to go to the northeast border to be his prince lord in the primeval forest where birds don't.

He used the Elemental Rite as an excuse to delay his appointment for a month, and everyone including his henchman Clark thought that he wanted to make some innocuous farce in this month, but in fact, only Naris himself knew that these people thought too highly of him. He wanted to do something, but the problem was that his wise and martial brother Charles I took this elemental sacrifice very seriously, and it was impossible for anyone, including him, to be allowed to do anything at this point in time.

However, just as he was desperate to pack up and leave after a month at home, a letter suddenly appeared at his desk.

- Your Royal Highness, if you no longer have the determination to reign in Lorris, then please burn this letter and continue to pack your bags as if nothing had happened. However, if you still want something, I think maybe we can forget about the previous unpleasantness and work together to do something, I don't know what you think?...... Yours sincerely, Nolan.

Still wanting? Needless to say, he's not reconciled. He doesn't want to throw in the towel, forget about the unpleasantness, and work together. Let's cooperate. To hell with the previous unpleasantness, as long as you can make him turn over and sit in that position, let him promise anything!

Following the instructions in the letter, Naris excitedly left a note on his desk with the words "I agree, my friend", and the next night, Naris received a second letter.

The second letter is much more detailed than the first one. I could see that the other party was prepared. And for this cooperation is also full of sincerity, the letter is very detailed to write the purpose and content of the plan that the other party has planned, as well as the part that intends for Naris to cooperate.

This time, the lineup of the team sent by the Solan God Sect was the most luxurious in recent years, and the team of the Four Houses Tournament included the alternate Holy Maiden of Light and the alternate Holy Son of the Flame Faith Branch, and the audience had heavyweights such as the current Holy Maiden and the deputy head of the Knights Templar. The other party's purpose is very simple, that is, to take advantage of this opportunity for these people of the Solan Divine Cult to leave the Holy Country's weak defenses, and use all possible forces to wipe out all these Divine Cult personnel in Arrant City.

And what Naris needs to do is to ensure that there will not be too many factors that hinder this attack on the side of the Loris Kingdom, of course. If Naris is able to seize the opportunity, he will be assured that there is a way to create the illusion that King Charles I of Loris has privately ordered an attack on the Solan Order. And what Naris has to do is to be a righteous hero, lead his forces to come forward in time, block the perimeter of the royal city and create public opinion among the civilians before the rumors are spread in the royal city of Lorris, and confirm the crime of the royal family of Loris blatantly launching a war against the Sollan Cult for their own selfishness.

After receiving the two letters in the secret storage room of the reception room, Naris locked himself in the room that night and was drunk with tears and laughter, and the next day he secretly sent someone to inform Clark that he wanted to know how much power he had in his hands and whether he could take the great advantage that the other party had thrown at him.

Clark's performance was still very satisfactory to him, and it is no wonder that this man's fortune history is full of traces of his Prince Naris, even if he wants to change owners.

After confirming that Clark was still his own, Naris took out the two letters and handed them to the lieutenant governor of Fort Guard.

"Look at this, Mr. Clark, you'll know what I called you here for, this is my last chance...... It's our last chance, not a crazy move with no chances, but a plan that does work, and see, you'll want to help me, sir. ”

Naris told Clarke, and he told himself, and sure enough, Clark was shocked when he read the letter, and he kept licking his lips trying not to make them feel so dry, and put down the letter and looked at Naris in confusion.

"Your Highness, Your Highness...... The letter ...... They...... Is it reliable?"

Without waiting for Naris to speak, Clark continued to speak in a bit of a panic.

"Your Highness, I mean to say that they, the Nolans, they weren't before...... Have you ever betrayed you?"

A stupid coward, Naris really didn't know how he had left in the first place to support such a person in such an important position...... But it's also good that such people are easy to manipulate.

"Mr. Clark, first of all, I think we have something that we should be clear about first. ”

With that, Naris sat back in the top seat and looked at Clarke, who was a little flustered.

"Do you think this letter really came from the Nolans?"

"Uh......?"

Clark looked at Naris with a bewildered expression.

"But, the letter was signed—"

"Letters are written by men, dear Clark. ”

Naris managed to control his expression without revealing the disgust in his heart, took a deep breath, and before Clark could say anything more, he spoke again.

"When I received the first letter, I didn't have any doubts, but after reading the second letter, it made me guess a lot...... Yes, the enmity between the Nolan clan and the Solan Cult is as deep as the sea, and it is not unreasonable to take advantage of the fact that these important figures of the Cult have left the Holy Kingdom to attack, but the problem is that the place and timing they chose are very wrong.

"The personnel of the Cult of Solan came to Arlant to observe the Elemental Sacrifice, although it seems that their guards are not as good as when they were in the Holy Realm, but the Kingdom of Loris will not let such an important guest be attacked in its own royal capital. Once the Solan Viewing Group was attacked in or even near the city of Arrant. My dear brother will never leave the Royal Guard on the sidelines. Even the Royal Magic Advisor, the Sage of Hailan, might immediately intervene to protect the emissaries of the Viewing Delegation. If I were the mastermind of the Nolans' attack, I would never have chosen Arrant as the place of the attack, but would have done so on the way to Arrant City or back from the group. ”

As he spoke, Naris felt that his thoughts were slowly becoming clearer, and for a moment he suddenly felt that he had found the kind of high-spirited pleasure that he hadn't seen for a long time, when he carefully laid out a dark situation that the royal brother couldn't guard against.

"Look at the promise they made to me in their second letter, with a little cooperation I can guarantee to create the illusion of a war between the people that the royal brother is waging war against the Cult of Solan? Why did the Nolan give me such a promise? These rats who have been chased all over the world by the Solan Cult have so much energy in the court of Lloris? ”

Listening to Naris's words, when Clark looked at the contents of the letter in his hand again, he also began to feel that something was not quite right.

"That'...... Your Highness, do you think these two letters are fake? Could it be that Your Majesty, Your Majesty, has deliberately set a trap to test you?"

"No, if Charles wanted to dispose of me now, he wouldn't have to put so much effort into it, he had no motive to do so. ”

Nariss shook his head, then spoke in a positive tone.

"If you want me to say that the content of the letter is true, but the person who wrote it is a hypocrisy...... Alrant, the royal city of Lorris, who had the confidence to design an ambush against the Solan Rite group during the Elemental Festival, was able to detain the black cauldron on my brother. The Nolans could never do it, but there were others who could. ”

"Your Highness, you mean ......"

A mocking smile appeared on Naris's pale face.

"The Four Dukes. The old guys finally can't sit still. ”

Clark looked at Naris in shock.

"But, but Your Highness, the four dukes...... What's in it for them to do that?"

"Of course there are benefits," said Naris, narrowing his eyes, "in the eyes of the old fellows, it doesn't matter who the emperor of this country is, the key is that they and their families can continue to maintain their status and honor in the country...... However, they miscalculated, I know my brother, Charles is very talented and proud, he will not tolerate the existence of the four duke families in the kingdom, such potential forces that can even interfere with his governance, and when Charles is done dealing with me, he will definitely take action against the four major families. ”

Clark was silent, he suddenly felt that he was lucky to be just an inconspicuous little person, and the world of kings, princes and dukes was simply too far away from him.

"Some of the four dukes can't sit still, is it Mana, who has cultivated many subordinate officials in the royal court in recent years, or Luther, who has many disciples in the military? No, these are not important, what matters is what they really think. ”

Naris seemed to be in a trance, and he began to mumble regardless of whether Clark was listening to him or not.

"Provoking a war between Lloris and Solan is not beneficial to them at all, yes, the siege of Solan is probably just for show, their real purpose is to borrow my broken knife to cut a few pieces of flesh on Charles, so that he can only lick his wounds for at least a short time without being able to move the four major families......"

"Your Highness, so they are the outcasts of us, aren't they?" Clark said with some concern, "Then let's not agree to this cooperation at all-"

"Yes, of course we will!" said Naris, raising his voice, "why not, if you want me to cut Charles's flesh, those old fellows will have to show some real skills to get Charles's attention, or at least let him expose the flaws, and once I catch them...... Hehe, just cutting a few pieces of meat won't satisfy me. ”

With that, Naris's eyes narrowed at Clark, causing him to feel like he was being targeted by a viper.

"Clark, dear Mr. Clark, I would like to know if you would be interested in removing the word 'deputy' from the lieutenant of Fort Guard?" )